Abstract: An item of jewelry such as a ring, earring, pin, pendant, tie tack, tie clip, tie bar, broach, bracelet, watch or wristwatch, hair pin, barrette, necklace, button, cuff links, or a medallion, and a method for forming the same wherein the item comprises the form of hair in an aesthetically pleasing geometric configuration such as a braid, said item having been cast in a mold formed at least in part by a sample of hair such as human or pet hair. Such an item which is made by investment casting, wherein at least a portion of the investment mold pattern comprises the hair sample. Such an item with a permanent designation of the person who was the source of the hair. Such an item used to adorn a memorial such as a crematory urn, picture frame, or memorial plaque.